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County Highway over County Drain No. 3

Richland County, North Dakota · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

County Highway over County Drain No. 3 in Richland County, North Dakota, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the substructure, rated 4 (poor condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1938, making it 87 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 20 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the county highway agency.
It is one of 24 of the 196 inventoried bridges in Richland County rated poor (12.2%); 24 (12.2%) are rated poor.
A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.

Component ratings


Structure	Timber stringer or multi-beam girder
Length	about 22 ft
Location	4 South 5 West Fairmont
NBI structure number	000000039128440
Condition class	Poor

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the North Dakota department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Nd Highway 13 over Bois De Sioux River	1929	15,200	Fair
Nd Highway 13 over Drain 18	1973	6,300	Fair
Interstate 29 over County Drain 2	1973	5,600	Good
Interstate 29 over County Drain	1973	5,600	Good
Nd Highway 13 over Small Creek	1973	5,530	Fair
Nd Highway 13 over Creek	1973	5,170	Good